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Community News January 25, 2007
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The Rink Rat Speaks
By Paul Easton
     As you read this, we will be heading into our 11th day of excellent skating, hockey, and broomball . Based on the long range forecast, that trend should continue for many days to come.
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Bethel Residents Face 12% School Tax Increase
By Chris Costanzo
     At a special meeting Monday, Jan. 22, the Bethel School Board approved an expenditure budget for the coming fiscal year that is expected to yield a residential school tax rate of $2.
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Sixty Attend
Work Camp Hearing
By M. D. Drysdale
     "I think we’re being sold a bill of goods," declared former selectboard member Phyllis Forbes as 60 Randolph citizens listened to a presentation on a Department of Corrections work camp proposed for Randolph.
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$160K Surplus Slated
For Capital Expenses

     A surplus of about $160,000 as of last July 1 should be used for capital expenses, the Randolph selectboard decided Tuesday night.
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Hyde: No 'Disaster' Yet

For Vt. Ski Industry
By M. D. Drysdale
     This winter's warm weather and lack of snow has been disastrous for snowmobileers but not yet for the ski economy, Bruce Hyde, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing, said this week in Randolph.
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'Creative Economy'
Public Forum Tuesday
     What is the creative economy?
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Will Three Valley Towns Share Emergency Bldg.?
By Martha Slater
     At the invitation of the Rochester Selectboard, members of the fire departments from Rochester, Hancock and Granville, the Valley Rescue Squad and Rochester Constable Simpson met last week to discuss the possibility of working together in all areas of emergency services.
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The Village Porch Opens
By Martha Slater
     The cold winter weather isn’t ideal for sitting outside on a porch, but it’s just fine for sitting (and eating) inside at The Village Porch, a new restaurant and pub that opened last month on Main St. in Rochester village.
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